stirling mcguire and john benjamin beemer



(No Model.)

, J. S..M0GUIRE 8u J. B. BEEMER.

DRYING ATTACHMENT FOR SGRUBBING BRUSHES. No. 503,668. Patented Aug. 22, 17893.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN STIRLING MCGUIRE AND JOHN BENJAMIN BEEMER, OF EAST TAWAS, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNORS OF ONE-THIRD TO WILLIS P. TAFT, OF SAME PLACE.

DRYING ATTACHMENT FOR SCRUBBlNG-BRUSHES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters l:Patent No. 503,668, dated August 22, 1893. l Application i-lled November 30, 1832. Serial No. 453.649. (No model.) v

To a/ZZ whom t may concern,.-

Be it known that we, JOHN STIRLING lVIC- in the county of Iosco and State of Michigan,i

have invented a new and useful Drying Attachment for Scrubbing-Brushes, of. which the following is a specification. K

Our invention relates to improvements in 1o drying attachments for scrubbing-brushes;

the objects in view being to provide an attachment capable of being readily applied to any of the ordinary forms of scrubbingbrushes; to be so constructed as to collect the water or moisture upon the surface scrubbed by a movement of the device away from the operator, thus preventing wetting the feet of the operator; to provide for an adjustment of the rubber drying-strip, and for conveniently zo securing the same in position upon the device. With these objects in view the invention consists in certain features of construction hereinafter specified and particularly pointed out in the claims.

there extends rearward a block 5, and the same is provided upon its under side with an inclined, threaded socket 6, the top of the h'block being in the same plane with the top surfaces of thearms 3. The under side of the block and those of the arms 3 are cut away at their forward ends so as to form recesses 7 occurring immediately in rear of the corrugations 2.

8 designates a spring clamping-plate, and 6o the same is provided at its extremities with rearwardly extendingspring-arms 9 corresponding to the arms 3, the remaining portion of the plate approximating in shape the box l when viewed in bottom plan, From the center of the plate at the rear edge thereof there extends a finger l0 that corresponds to the arms 9 of the plate, the saine resting in the recess formed in the under side of the block 5.A Spring strips or leaves 11 are lo- 7o cated under the arms 9 of the plate S, and thumb screws l2 pass through perforations in the strips, the arms 9, through the metal arms 3, and into the back of an ordinary z5 Referring to the drawings:-Figure l is a perspective view Vof a scrubbing-brush provided with an attachment constructed in accordance with our invention. Fig. 2 is a trans- Verse section of the same, the brush being in- 3o verted so as to bring the drying attachment into operative position. Fig. 3 is a detail in perspective of the attachment,V the rubber strip and spring-plate being removed.

Like numerals of reference indicate like 3 5 parts in all the iigures of the drawings.

In constructing the attachment We prefer to form the same of malleable cast-iron, and it consists of a water-box l, oblong, and of a length about agreeing with that of the brush.

4o The front wall of the water-box is inclined or slanting with relation to the bottom, and the rear Wall at its lower edge is provided with a series of serrations or corrugations 2. From the rear Wall there extends in a rearward di- 45 rection and from the ends thereof arms 3 formed integral with the box and inclined or tapered toward their outer ends. These arms are provided with perforations 4 threaded for the reception of screws. From the rear wall 5o at the center thereof and near the lower edge scrubbing-brush 13.

Interposed between the upper side of the plate 8 and the lower edges of the box and having its rear edge seated in the recesses 7 formed in the block 5 and arms 3 is a rubberstrip 14, the same being clamped in position 8o through the medium of the plate reinforced by the springstrips ll and bound by the screw-eyes l2. This completes the construction of the attachment, whose operation, though obvious, we will describe as follows:

In scrubbing the box is inverted, as is usual, the brush being employed in the ordinary manner, and when it is desired to dry the surface scrubbed the brush is inverted, bringing ,the rubber strip against the wet surface by 9o pushing the brush from the operator, the pressure against the rubber strip serves to yieldingly press backward the spring-plate, and

the water is thus admitted or collected in front of the rubber strip which opens, or being forced away from the box permits access of the water into the box, and as soon as the pressure is removed from the brush the springplate reinforced by the springs 11 serves to snap the rubber back upon the box, thus formroo in the ander side of tnebaek wall of' trieben 2 also aid materially i-n av retention of the itb" ling a water-tight `cover therefor; An opening 15 is formed in one' end of theb'ox Vadjacent to the arm 3 at that end andby tilting the brush and box the Water may be lexpelled into any suitable waiting receptacle.` The handle 16 is threaded into the socketpfrthe being detachable, it lwill be readily seen that the brush may be used either with or without the attachment and handle, that is asan ordinary hand-brush. On the other hand, it will be seen that it serves as aconvenient brush and drier when' the attachment is in position and the handle being disposedat an angle serves its useful function regar-df less of whetheror not the brush is used as' a brush or as* aj-drier or as a combined brush and drier.- The device i-s also useftfxl cleaning windows,-tlie saine op'er'z'aition` tal'i'rng ythe-screws will permit of an adjustment' of the rubber,- that is a drawinfgef tlie'same eftward whereby its edge extends slightly youd thatof the box, and the saine may be ciampedragain in position .nya resetting of?.V the screws if desired, or "preferred, the spring-vsit-,rips may be emitted, though v'veipne-1` fer-te use the same astli'ey retain Ainposition tir-iis permit us te use' lighter meta-l m the mannifaetnre of the plate.' The eei-ingatiens bei` strip in operative position. p

Having IdescribedV invention, what Wei claim i's'-'- i. The Ee-rein described atfaennent for lserubbing-brnshes consisting of 'the @etai "approximating those of the box, a handlesocket",` retaining-screws passed through the box, substantially as specified. block 5 in a removable manner, and the box i y brush, of the malleable cast-metal box pro- .arms," and acentral block having a socket for block being provided at their front ends and spring-arms, the box-arms, and adapted to enter the brush, and a. rubber-strip clamped by the plate against `the under edge of the 2. The combination with a scrubbingvided at its ends with rearwardly-disposed receiving a handle, said arms and socket- 5 upon` their under sides with recesses and the v under edge of' the rear wall of the box being corrugated, a nietal plate secured removably to the under sides of the arins and extending under the box-,andi a rubbers-trip interposed betweefn the plate and havingifts rear edge flying in the i'veeessesof the aims and. block, place as wheiieleaning fi-oo'rs and otheij-hoifizonta'l surfaces.` As'the Inbber vliesrslawa 'which it' will in time, a slight" relax-anon of" brash, 4of an oblong malleable' cast-iron box substantially' as specified.- v

3'. TheA combination with. a 'scrubbingliavilng ari opening at: one end and 'am ope-n lower side, the fear Wall of the hxf being fprvfided with rearwadlyexltendilig arms, i and' a central'handle-reeeiving bleek, a-rnet'al plate located upontiie under sident the `box and having' arms corresponding to vthese of f tnelneaspringaeaves lenssen nderfhearms Y g thefpiatasefewspassed through melee-ves, the` spring-arms formed on the plate and firms of the piste, amr-sl 'ofV theiioxl, and into the brush, and ai i-ixbber-strifp interpesed between itheplate-and--lfoweifedge of' the rear wallet the box', substantial-Ey asvspecitied.

in testimony'nhac we' eiairntne feregeing as Y our we'have hereto affixed oiirsignaturesin the presence' of two v'vitiieases-iV JOHN BENJAMIN BEEM'ER. Witnesses:

'Comi LBEARINGER, Gines.- GARDNER, 

